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Bondi Innovation
October 23, 2025
Apologies for the gap between newsletters and events, we’re back! I was working in the Middle East for two weeks then moving house - from Bondi Beach to Bondi Beach 🙂 - and just catching up with myself.
To make sure we keep up our momentum and growth and it’s not too dependent on me we are super-keen to get the right person as part-time Bondi Innovation events/ community/ partnerships manager at the core of our team. Details below, please pass this on to anyone you think would be awesome!
Our very successful kick off Collaborative Connections is back on Wednesday 11 November. Details below, we will take over upstairs at Corner House on Bondi Road to foster wonderful connections between our amazing members.
Plenty of other events and updates below and more coming! Read on for more…
Collaborative Connections is back! - Wednesday 5 Nov
Bondi AI Collective - Tuesday 11 Sep
Walk & Talk - Friday 14 Nov
Looking for an amazing Events/ community manager for Bondi Innovation!
Brightest & Best Awards night - Wednesday 29 Oct
Collaborative Connections is back! Wed 5 Nov
Collaborative Connections is back. Join us to catalyze valuable connections with the awesome people in the community!
As well as casual networking and conversation there will be a dedicated period to uncover useful connections between members and find opportunities to collaborate.
Pics from the recent kickoff event:
 Quick intros |  Asks and offers |
Bondi AI Collective events - Tuesday 11 Nov
The Bondi AI Collective and the very dynamic Bondi AI WhatsApp group is going from strength to strength, it’s a fabulous community!
Next up is 11 November, just about to confirm the guest and format, it will as always be special!
Also stay tuned for our last event of the year on 9 December, where we will collectively review the year in AI and together make AI predictions for 2026 that we will publish!
And if you missed it here is the excellent write up from Marta Pin of our last Bondi AI Collective: Agentic AI in Action with Decidr.
Walk & Talk - Friday 14 Nov
What a wonderful time of year for a walk!! Enjoy the big outdoors with inspiring entrepreneurs as we walk to Tamarama and back on one of the most famous paths in the world, talking entrepreneurship, life and community.
Bondi Innovation is looking for an awesome Events/ community/ partnerships manager!
It is time to get Bondi Innovation to the next level! We want to add more great events to our schedule, create more value for our premium members, get sponsors and partners involved, build the brand, and do more to support local innovators on their journey!
To do this we need someone special to help drive it. This is a part-time role that will suit someone with other projects on who is keen to play a central role in our small team and the Bondi innovation community.
Brightest & Best Awards - Wednesday 29 Oct
Waverley Council’s Best & Brightest Awards are on Wednesday 29 October.
Bondi Innovation is sponsoring the Entrepreneur of the Year award. The finalists are:
Syed Abid, Inzer | Entrepreneur of the Year |
Sharon Melamed, Matchboard | Entrepreneur of the Year |
Deborah Garcia Guedes, Nidas Australia | Entrepreneur of the Year |
Felicity Ward, The Fit Injector Clinic | Entrepreneur of the Year |
Chloe Austron, The Little Ones Lost | Entrepreneur of the Year |
Join our WhatsApp community!
The Bondi Innovation WhatsApp community is flourishing.
Join the community here, introduce yourself, share what you’re up to, and connect with like-minded local innovators.
If you’re already in the community, please add those who might like to be in there.
The existing online community will continue with job board, innovator stories, and other longer formats that we can link to.
Help grow the community!
Please support us, by coming to our events, telling the right people about Bondi Innovation, connecting us with anyone who has energy to help make good things happen for the community.
See you at one of our events soon!
Ross, Lou, Marta and the Bondi Innovation team